Amendments for HB25-1012
House Journal, January 28
13 HB25-1012 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to
14 the Committee on Appropriations with favorable
15 recommendation:
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17 Amend printed bill, page 2, strike lines 2 through 9.
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19 Strike page 3.
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21 Page 4, strike lines 1 through 18.
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23 Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.
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25 Page 5, line 8, strike "tuition assistance for" and substitute "qualifying
26 educational expenses incurred by".
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28 Page 5, line 9, after "Guard -" insert "pursuing higher education -".
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30 Page 5, line 22, strike "ADDITIONAL TUITION ASSISTANCE;" and substitute
31 "REIMBURSEMENT FOR QUALIFYING EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES;".
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33 Page 6, after line 5 insert:
34 "(c) "DESIGNATED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION" HAS THE
35 SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 23-7.4-302 (3)(a).".
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37 Reletter succeeding paragraphs accordingly.
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39 Page 6, line 8, strike "23-7.4-302" and substitute "23-7.4-302, HAS NOT
40 YET EARNED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE, AND IS ENROLLED AT A DESIGNATED
41 INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURSUING
42 STUDIES LEADING TO A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION, AN ASSOCIATE
43 DEGREE, OR A BACHELOR'S DEGREE.".
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45 Page 6, after line 10 insert:
46 "(f) "QUALIFYING EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES" MEANS EXPENSES
47 OTHER THAN TUITION THAT ARE INCURRED BY AN ELIGIBLE MEMBER IN
48 CONNECTION WITH THE ELIGIBLE MEMBER'S PURSUIT OF HIGHER
49 EDUCATION, SUCH AS FEES, COSTS INCURRED TO PURCHASE BOOKS OR
50 OTHER COURSE MATERIALS, AND LIVING EXPENSES, AND FOR WHICH THE
51 ELIGIBLE MEMBER HAS NOT OTHERWISE BEEN REIMBURSED.".
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53 Reletter succeeding paragraphs accordingly.
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55 Page 6, line 12, strike "PROMULGATED" and substitute "ADOPTED".
1 Page 6, strike lines 19 through 21 and substitute:
2 "(j) "TUITION ASSISTANCE" MEANS TUITION ASSISTANCE AWARDED
3 PURSUANT TO SECTION 23-7.4-302.".
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5 Page 7, line 6, after "RULES." add "IF THE ADMINISTRATOR APPROVES THE
6 APPLICATION, THE ADMINISTRATOR SHALL ALSO APPROVE A TAX CREDIT
7 FOR THE APPLICANT AND DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF THE TAX CREDIT.".
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9 Page 7, strike lines 7 through 14.
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11 Reletter succeeding paragraph accordingly.
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13 Page 7, line 16, strike "TUITION".
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15 Page 7, strike line 17 and substitute "BENEFITS THAT CAN BE USED TO PAY
16 FOR EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES THAT WOULD, IF NOT PAID FOR WITH SUCH
17 BENEFITS, BE QUALIFYING EDUCATION EXPENSES THAT ARE NOT REQUIRED
18 TO BE REPAID AND THAT ARE".
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20 Page 7, strike line 20 and substitute "SUCH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
21 BENEFITS RECEIVED.".
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23 Page 8, line 8, after "DOLLARS;" add "AND".
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25 Page 8, line 10, before "SEMESTER" insert "ACADEMIC".
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27 Page 8, line 11, strike "BEGINS;" and substitute "BEGINS.".
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29 Page 8, strike lines 12 through 18.
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31 Page 9, strike line 2 and substitute "FOR RECEIVING TUITION ASSISTANCE
32 FOR THE ACADEMIC SEMESTER OR QUARTER FOR WHICH REIMBURSEMENT
33 FOR QUALIFYING EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES".
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35 Page 9, line 6, after "AND" insert "THAT".
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37 Page 10, line 5, before "CREDIT" insert "TAX".
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39 Strike "TUITION ASSISTANCE" and substitute "REIMBURSEMENT FOR
40 QUALIFYING EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES" on: Page 7, lines 23 and 24, and
41 line 26; Page 8, lines 1 and 2; and Page 9, line 23, and lines 24 and 25.
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